A/IBOM: PDP chairman, Udo Ekpenyong, dies

THE Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Akwa-Ibom, Udo Ekpenyong, has died.

According to Premium Times, Ekpenyong reportedly died of Covid-19.

Ekpenyong’s death came weeks after another illustrious son of the state, a former Chief of Air Staff, Nsikak Edouk died.

Edouk died a week after a former military governor of the state, Idongesit Nkanga died of Covid-19.

The late Ekpenyong, before his election as the state PDP chairman last year, was the commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state.

He was known to be a strong ally of Governor Udom Emmanuel.